前不久,我国学术界又传出一个喜讯——中国民俗学会正式成立了! “民俗”一词,早在我国《礼记》中就已出现。而“民俗”作为一门学科则是十九世纪中叶的事;特别是英国学者汤姆斯创造的“FOLKLORE”一词被国际公认、使用后,民俗学在世界上就逐渐广泛地发展起来。我国民俗学运动的发端,则是“五四”运动前一九一八年北京大学的征集歌谣活动。在以后的几 Not long ago, another good news came from academics in our country that the Chinese Folklore Society was formally established. The term “folklore” has appeared in the “Book of Rites” in our country. The “folklore” as a discipline is the mid-nineteenth century thing; especially the British scholar Thomas created “FOLKLORE” is internationally recognized, use, folklore in the world gradually gradually developed. The beginning of China’s folklore movement is the solicitation of songs and songs by Peking University in 1918 prior to the May 4th Movement. After a few